Cocaine detection in postmortem samples following therapeutic administration

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 550-552

  Bailey, Kristen M ^a   Clay, David J ^a   Gebhardt, Myron A ^a   Schmidt, Matrina J ^a   Haikal, Nabila A ^a   Kraner, James C ^a  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; PERCOCET;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NOSE FRACTURE;

EID: 70350514731     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/33.8.550     Document Type: Article

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